Graves disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, the immune system has an abnormal response which causes the thyroid gland to produce too many thyroid hormones. These hormones attack the bodies metabolism. The metabolism in the human body is key to maintaining mood, weight, mental and physical energy levels which can become fatal. If the thyroid decides to create too many thyroid hormones, it is called hyperthyroidism, and if the thyroid creates too little thyroid hormones it is called hypothyroidism.
Symptoms of Grave's Disease:
Anxiety
Breast enlargement in men
Difficulty concentrating
Double vision
Fatigue
Increased Sweating
Insomnia
Muscle weakness
Rapid or irregular heartbeat
Tremors
Weight loss, sometimes weight gain
Who gets Grave's Disease?
Grave's disease is most common in women over the age of 20, but this scary disease can pop up at any age and not only affects women but men as well.
Signs and Tests:
Blood tests
Radioactive iodine uptake
Ultrasound
Thyroid stimulating
Treatment:
Anti-thyroid medications
Radioactive iodine
Surgery
Molecular Basis:
Figure 1:
Thyro-globulum protein bonds to iodine and when the bond splits and produces the hormone released by the thyroid. Hyperthyroidism produces too many hormones and Hypothyroidism doesn't produce enough leading to Graves' Disease.
Grave's Disease
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What is Grave's Disease?
Graves disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, the immune system has an abnormal response which causes the thyroid gland to produce too many thyroid hormones. These hormones attack the bodies metabolism. The metabolism in the human body is key to maintaining mood, weight, mental and physical energy levels which can become fatal. If the thyroid decides to create too many thyroid hormones, it is called hyperthyroidism, and if the thyroid creates too little thyroid hormones it is called hypothyroidism.Symptoms of Grave's Disease:
Who gets Grave's Disease?
Grave's disease is most common in women over the age of 20, but this scary disease can pop up at any age and not only affects women but men as well.Signs and Tests:
Treatment:
Molecular Basis:
Figure 1:
Thyro-globulum protein bonds to iodine and when the bond splits and produces the hormone released by the thyroid. Hyperthyroidism produces too many hormones and Hypothyroidism doesn't produce enough leading to Graves' Disease.Citations:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001398/http://www.bio.davidson.edu/Courses/Immunology/Students/Spring2003/Breedlove/GravesDisease.html
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